diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 0bd00c06d..0dda07ed8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:0-20
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-20@sha256:f28172ab4f8cf57dacadc4d2aecf6d108bd9881617bd133b16ddcff6e6eef340
 
-# We uninstall pnpm here, since we enable the corepack version in the postCreateCommand
-# This ensures we respect the "packageManager" version in package.json
-RUN npm uninstall -g pnpm && nvm install 20.14.0
+# Enable Proto
+RUN curl -fsSL https://moonrepo.dev/install/proto.sh | bash -s -- --yes
 
-COPY welcome-message.txt /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+# Change default Node version
+RUN su node -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install 20.14.0"
+
+# Enable corepack (incase proto fails)
+RUN corepack enable pnpm
+
+# Copy welcome message
+COPY welcome-message.txt /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 6b448b6b6..95b7b6c61 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
   "build": {
     "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
   },
-  "postCreateCommand": "sudo corepack enable pnpm && pnpm config set store-dir /home/node/.pnpm-store && PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=1 pnpm install",
+  "postCreateCommand": "pnpm config set store-dir /home/node/.pnpm-store && PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=1 pnpm install",
   "waitFor": "postCreateCommand",
   "customizations": {
-    "codespaces": {
-      "openFiles": ["README.md"]
-    },
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [
         "astro-build.astro-vscode",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/welcome-message.txt b/.devcontainer/welcome-message.txt
index 433af6070..8eb3dd5ea 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/welcome-message.txt
+++ b/.devcontainer/welcome-message.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 👋 Welcome to StudioCMS!
 
-🛠️ Your environment is fully setup with all required software installed.
+🛠️ To get started, run the following commands:
+- `cd studiocms/` 
+- `proto install` - ProtoCLI will install and ensure correct versions for all engines and package managers
+- `pnpm install` - Install all dependencies for the monorepo
+
+🎉 The monorepo will then be ready to develop